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AMMAN (Reuters) – Syria and its main ally Russia blamed Israel for carrying out an attack on a Syrian air base near Homs on Monday which followed reports of a poison gas attack by President Bashar al-Assad’s forces on a rebel-held town.
Israel, which has struck Syrian army locations many times in the course of its neighbour’s seven-year-old civil war, has not confirmed nor denied mounting the raid. Continue reading “Syria, Russia accuse Israel over strike on Syrian air base”
A pilot with the U.S. Air Force’s elite Thunderbirds flight-demonstration team died Wednesday when the pilot’s F-16 crashed near Nellis Air Force Base outside Las Vegas.
The Thunderbirds pilot died during a routine training flight at the Nevada Test and Training Range around 10:30 a.m., the Air Force confirmed in a statement. Continue reading “Thunderbirds pilot dies in F-16 crash in Nevada”
A convicted drunk driver who broke back into the U.S. after being deported can stay, and was released from jail Monday, thanks to a California judge’s ruling.
In addition to drunk driving, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforecment (ICE) officials report that Carrillo has also been convicted of possession of false identification.
Continue reading “Judge Rules Convicted Drunk Driver, Previously-Deported Illegal Be Set Free, Allowed to Stay in U.S.”
The woman who opened fire on three people before killing herself at YouTube’s California headquarters has been identified as a frequent user of the site who was furious with the company for their ‘dictatorial’ new policies.
Nasim Aghdam, 39, shot a man and two women with a handgun when she stormed YouTube‘s headquarters in San Bruno on Tuesday afternoon. Continue reading “YouTube shooter was animal rights activist with vendetta against the site”
A woman shot multiple people Tuesday at YouTube’s headquarters in San Bruno, according to San Bruno Police.
Sources tell KRON4 that a woman shot and killed her boyfriend.
Police say the shooter is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Continue reading “Multiple injured in shooting at YouTube HQ – Live Feed”
The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday sued California over a law that aims to give the state power to override the sale of federal lands, the latest battle between President Donald Trump and the nation’s most populous state.
California vowed to fight for the state’s first right to purchase federal lands or to arrange for a specific buyer — part of an aggressive effort in the heavily Democratic state to thwart the president’s agenda in his first year. Lawmakers who passed the law last year cited concerns that the Trump administration would allow more logging, oil drilling or development on some of the 46 million acres owned by the federal government in California. Continue reading “Trump administration sues California over sales of US land”
Dallas Morning News – by Tom Steele
A Fort Worth woman was arrested Sunday night after authorities say she shot an Arkansas state trooper during a traffic stop.
Trooper Kyle Sheldon pulled over Elsbeth Tresa Kittinger, 49, along U.S. Highway 270 in Rockport, about 40 miles southwest of Little Rock, around 8:45 p.m. When he asked her to step out of her Dodge pickup, she shot him, according to the the Arkansas State Police.
Continue reading “Fort Worth woman shot Arkansas state trooper during traffic stop, authorities say”
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday canceled an agreement with the United Nations to resettle thousands of African migrants, caving in to pressure from hawks in his coalition who opposed the deal because it would allow many other migrants to remain in the country.
The startling turnaround drew heavy criticism from Netanyahu’s opponents and raised questions about the embattled Israeli leader’s decision making processes. Continue reading “Netanyahu cancels deal with UN to resettle African migrants”
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel said on Monday it has canceled a plan to deport African migrants to Africa and reached an agreement with the U.N. refugee agency to send more than 16,000 to Western countries instead.
Other migrants, many of whom are seeking asylum, will be allowed to remain in Israel for at least the next five years, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement. Continue reading “Israel says to send 16,000 African migrants to Western countries”
Apr. 01, 2018 – Border Patrol union leader Brandon Judd provides insight as large group of immigrants make their way to the southern U.S. border.
Continue reading “Border Patrol reaction to caravan of immigrants headed to US”
Florida Today – by Caroline Glenn
A group of students from Rockledge High School in Brevard County briefly walked out of class Friday to show their support for the Second Amendment.
About 75 students, according to a head count by school administrators, walked onto the school’s track carrying the American flag and signs that said “guns don’t kill people, people kill people” and “I support the right to bear arms.” The event lasted about 20 minutes and then students returned to class. Continue reading “About 75 Rockledge High School students walk out of class to support Second Amendment”
California Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday pardoned five ex-convicts facing deportation, including two whose families fled the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia four decades ago.
The pardons don’t automatically stop deportation proceedings, but eliminate the state convictions federal authorities based their deportation decisions on. That gives the men’s lawyers strong legal arguments before immigration judges to try to prevent the deportations. Continue reading “California governor pardons 5 men facing deportation”
SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge in Seattle opened the door Thursday for thousands of immigrants to apply for asylum, finding that the Department of Homeland Security has routinely failed to notify them of a deadline for filing their applications.
U.S. District Judge Ricardo S. Martinez issued the ruling in a class-action lawsuit brought by immigrant rights groups on behalf of those who fear persecution if returned to their home country. Continue reading “US judge opens door for thousands to apply for asylum”
Multiple companies say they’re pulling their advertisements from conservative Fox News host Laura Ingraham’s show after she sent a tweet mocking Parkland shooting survivor and gun-control activist David Hogg.
Nestle US, Hulu and Nutrish confirmed on Twitter that they are removing advertising from Ingraham’s show. Media reports say TripAdvisor, Expedia, Wayfair and Johnson & Johnson are pulling their support as well. Continue reading “Advertisers Ditch Laura Ingraham After She Mocks Parkland Activist”
An 18-year-old exchange student from Taiwan was arrested Tuesday night for allegedly “threatening to shoot up” a Pennsylvania high school, local police said this morning.
According to the Upper Darby Police, the suspect, An Tso Sun, had a slew of items in his home including: a military-style ballistic vest; high-powered crossbow with scope and light; arrows; 29 rounds of 9mm ammunition; a strangling device; a “military” ski mask; and ear protectors for firing. Continue reading “Exchange student arrested in Pennsylvania for allegedly ‘threatening to shoot up’ high school: Police”